WhiteWater West is a manufacturing company based in Richmond, British Columbia,

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. It was established in 1980 and manufactures a variety of products for

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s including

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s and water play areas. The company also owns FlowRider, which produces a line of surf simulators.

History

In 1980, WhiteWater West was established by Geoff Chutter, a former

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. The company's first project was the

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, Canada. In 1982, WhiteWater West acquired WhiteWater Composites. This was followed by the merger with

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in 1985 and Barr & Wray in 1987. In 1998, the company entered into a limited license agreement to manufacture FlowRiders. In 2002, WhiteWater acquired Prime Play (now Prime Interactives). In 2014, WhiteWater acquired Wave Loch's FlowRider line of products and IP. In 2015 and 2016, Canada named WhiteWater Best Managed Company. In 2018, WhiteWater launched Vantage, a guest engagement and operational optimization platform, which was the recipient of an IAAPA Brass Ring Award in 2018 and a WWA Leading Edge Award in 2019. In 2019, the company announced a deal with Wiegand-Maelzer to acquire exclusive rights to the award-winning SlideWheel.

Installations

WhiteWater West has completed over 5,000 projects worldwide and has a workforce of over 600 employees. Some notable installations include: *

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on the

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and the

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cruise ships * Disney's Typhoon Lagoon's Surf Pool in

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features WhiteWater products such as a Boomerango, Abyss, AquaLoop, and AquaPlay. *

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, Australia *

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* Ramayana Water Park in

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, China, is home to the world's longest Spinning Rapids Ride.

References

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